The effects of congruency and discrepancy of sport leadership behaviors on objective performance

Gabriele Prati and Luca Pietrantoni

Department of Psychology, Alma mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy

Citation

Prati, G., Pietrantoni, L. (2013). The effects of congruency and discrepancy of sport leadership behaviors on objective performance. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 44(6), 546-564. doi:10.7352/IJSP.2013.44.546

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between leadership behaviors and objective performance in relation to the assumptions of the Multidimensional Model of Leadership. Fifty-nine volley players and fifty-eight soccer players from the north of Italy completed the Leadership Scale for Sports. Athletesâ

Keywords: Group-level effects, Leadership, Leadership Scale for Sports, Objective performance, Soccer, Team sport, Volleyball